Section 49.196 - Access to and Maintenance of District Records(a) The executive director may review and investigate a district's financial records and may conduct an on-site audit of a district's financial information. The executive director shall have access to all vouchers, receipts, district fiscal and financial records, and other district records the executive director considers necessary.(b) All district fiscal records shall be prepared on a timely basis and maintained in an orderly manner in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The fiscal records shall be available for public inspection during regular business hours. A district's fiscal records may be removed from the district's office for the purposes of recording its fiscal affairs and preparing an audit, during which time the fiscal records are under the control of the district's auditor.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 608,Sec. 4, eff. 9/1/2019.Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/1995.